Soyuz TM-34

Soyuz TM-34 was the fourth Soyuz mission to the International Space Station (ISS).<ref name=iss-nasa>Template:Cite web</ref> Soyuz TM-34 was launched by a Soyuz-U launch vehicle.

Docking with ISS

• Docked to ISS: April 27, 2002, 07:55 UTC (to nadir port of Zarya)
• Undocked from ISS: November 9, 2002, 20:44 UTC (from nadir port of Zarya)

Mission highlights

This was the 17th crewed mission to ISS.

Soyuz TM-34 was a Russian Soyuz TM passenger transportation craft that was launched by a Soyuz-U rocket from Baikonur at 06:26 UT on 25 April 2002. It carried two cosmonauts and a South African tourist, Mark Shuttleworth, to the International Space Station (ISS). Shuttleworth performed some biology experiments, as he carried a live rat and sheep stem cells. All three returned on Soyuz TM-33 after an eight-day mission.

Soyuz TM-34 was the final flight of the Soyuz-TM variant, due to its replacement by the upgraded Soyuz-TMA.<ref name=iss-nasa /> It was also the last crewed vehicle to launch atop the Soyuz-U rocket, although the Soyuz-U continued to launch uncrewed vehicles until 2017.